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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1916
Page
1
The One TM department store showcases waists from 50c to 7.50, wash skirts 2.00 to 3.75, house dresses 1.00 to 2.00, wool skirts at 1.50, and new dresses arriving daily in voices, organdies, nets and silks priced 2.00 to 30.00, highlighting late styles and durable materials.
Amoy China reports say HUA troops remain in Chiobe Fokin province amid disturbances after withdrawals. Washington officials state no withdrawal contemplated and no immediate move planned. San Antonio notes Gen Funston deems Villa's forces unbroken and expedition unresolved. A new rail line plan and troop logistics are discussed to reduce needs. American air scout reports fresh Villa trail, April 5.
A society circus to aid the Army YMCA will be staged this evening in the Riding and Hunt Club ring. Fort Myer officers and men join club members in providing the talent while leading society figures have secured boxes, promising a program of novel features.
Three Columbia University students plan an eight thousand mile tour to face western teams. They meet William Jewell College in Kansas City on Wednesday and the University of Utah on April 17. They aim to confront the University of Southern California debaters in Los Angeles before returning home.
In San Francisco April, the Pacific Athletic Association must rerun the fifty yard championship race after unsatisfactory conditions in the previous contest. Dorothy Becker, renowned as the Coast’s swimming marvel, withdraws from the association citing a foul at the start. Ethel Daly is declared the winner but the race will be held again due to the rough start.
Clergymen nationwide observe Prison Sunday as prison reform gains focus in sermons. The national committee on prisons urges threefold church action: in-prison ministrations, aiding reentry environments for former inmates, and shaping public attitudes toward prisoners.
In Sacramento on April 8, Theodore Bell former congressman and gubernatorial candidate, appeals a San Francisco contempt finding tied to a case involving Arturo Wolf and a million dollar estate of Mrs. Tobe Funkenstein. Wolf's alleged claim to property was barred, but attorneys advised him to sue to overturn deeds.
Cavalry columns moved south while other field units redirected, prompting Gen Pershing to believe troops are on a new trail. The pursuit line stretches about 400 miles.
Villa has reached the environs of Parral and FEI Paso, Texas, as of April 8, indicating movement toward the border area with ongoing activity nearby.
The German government states no submarine or warship sank the British steamer Sussex. A German claim covers a two kilometer wide zone in the Verdun region west of the Meuse. An Entente economic conference is slated for Paris on April 20 to discuss reparations and postwar safeguards. Dutch parliament bills authorize calling 1917 recruits if needed.
London reports three more British ships lost today as Lloyd's records indicate the steamship Braunton and the schooner Clyde blown up with crews saved, while steamship Chantalae was sunk.
Paris reports a French submarine sank an Austrian transport in the Adriatic today. The announcement confirms the action and specifies the location as the Adriatic Sea.
The Rev. John W. Gammack, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Glen Cove Long Island for nineteen years, resigns and sails for England to join the cavalry. Born in Drumlithie Scotland in 47 years, he studied at Gordon College Aberdeen and Hartford Connecticut. His brother Rev. Arthur Gammack leads a church in Lenox Massachusetts.
The thirty six Congressional Union envoys depart Washington tomorrow for a western tour aboard the suffrage special. They will be greeted with purple white and golf flowers at Union Station. Three western governors Stewart of Montana Capper of Kansas and Kendrick of Wyoming have pledged support to the federal amendment effort.
The Interstate Commerce Commission will hold final hearings next Monday on the proposed uniform bill of lading. Inspectors have gathered views from shippers and railroads nationwide, with many objections to the standard bill prompting drafting by the National Industrial Traffic League.
Tom Taggart withdraws from Indiana US Senate race and will wait for Shively's successor. Iowa and Illinois primaries next week name Cummins and Sherman as leading possibilities. Massachusetts Republicans back Hughes 75 of 140, while Minnesota poll favors Roosevelt over Hughes. Towns seeks Democratic NY nomination to replace O Gorman. Nebraska voters decide Bryan delegation to St Louis. Bryan supports the President.
Washington reports that April 8 orders to General Funston for the punitive expedition do not call for killing or capturing Villa. The directive focuses on dispersing Villa's bandits who attacked Columbus and declares the operation completed once Villa's group is broken up. Emissary reports from Mexicans note the pursuit near Parral, about 55 miles away two days earlier.
In El Paso Texas on an April day a Carranza government member voiced that American troops have achieved their aim by crippling Villa's military power and should be withdrawn from Mexico at once, an unofficial remark reflecting the border mood.
At close of business the Laredo National Bank lists resources including loans and discounts, furniture and fixtures, United States bonds, other bonds and securities, stock in Federal Reserve Bank, cash and exchange. Liabilities show $200,000.00 capital. officers include J. K. Beretta as president, B. M. Alexander as vice president, Sam W. Brown as cashier, P. W. Buttron as assistant cashier.
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